The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-10-22
THE CORN PALACE.
Sioux City's Entertainment of the Presi
Dental Party.

Dental Party.
COUNCIL BLUFFS. IA, Oct. l2-The
southwark flight of the presidential
party began at Minneapolis at ten MN
utes past last evening. The two ladies
OF the party retired early but the Presi-
dent and the male members Of his es-
cort sat for a couple OF hours smoking
their cigars and comparing eXpe-
riences The President was frequent
ly summoned to the platform dur
ing the evenin. to receive the
greetings of the country people,
who seemed to be wide awake ali along
the line. At Cheskaa dozen tar barrels
were burning and an artillery salute
was fired, and as the train moved slow
ly past, Big, fine balloon in national
cOl0rs was sent aluft. AT Carver the
people were out in force with a brass
band, and the place was Illuminated
by Chinese lanterns. At LIE Sueur
there was q yet more elaborate
illumination and a serenade. The train
made no stops, but the President APP
peared wherever there was a crowd and
acknowledged It's salutes. An army of
railroad men was on patrol duty along
the track and huge bonfires were burn
ing every half mile on the way.
The sun was just streaking the eastern
sky with ribbons of scarlet and pink
when all hands were called this morn
ing to prepare for the affair at Sioux
City. A brieI half hour was allowed for
the toilets, and coffee was served before
the place was reached. The train was
stopped outside the town linn
its to take on board Mayor Clel-
land, who, without formality, well
coined the President and his
friends, and when the station was
reached, just at sunrise, carriages and
the reception committee were found in
waiting, as were the military, the brass
bands and the people.
A rapid drive of five minutes brought
the visitors to the corn palace, whose
turrets were at the moment taking
their early bath of golden sunlight The
corn festival ended in fact last week,
but everything had been kept in place
waiting the Presidents visit, and all the
attendants were on hand to do the hon
ors of the occasion. Courteous
committeeman escorted each mem
Der Of the party and pointed
out the curiosities. a more
entertaining array of novelties has not
met the gaze of the President since his
trip began. Mrs. Cleveland was de-
lighted with everything she saw and
turned again and again to examine more
closely some unique fabrication of corn
stalks, husks and ears Of corn,
to which her escort called her
attention. The wax maiden with
hair of corn silk and robe of satin
husks, climbing winding stair of golden
ears; the spider OF tiny carrots lying in
wait in his web Of corn tibers; the map
of the union made of kernels, each state
having its especial color; the huge ma
tional flags and the shields, eagles, cres-
cents, crosses and emblems of vari-
Gus nations; notices from the
dominant ''ceres imperatrice" to the
multitudinous and various welcomes
all made of the unshelled ears-were
noted and admired in turn, and then
the big marvel of a building, whose sole
material except its bare skeleton was
the product OF the corn-feld, was ex-
planned in detail, and its conception.
history and construction described bv
the party's conductors and admired by
the guests. From the palace the visitors
were conducted through the town,
which seemed to be constructed in
great part of corn products. The mann
moth triumphal arch still spanned the
chief thoroughfare. The signs of Sec
tions of corn ears, and the awnings YER
andahs and IN some cases entire fronts,
of corn topped out with squashes and
pumpkins, were as their architects had
planned and made them. The show
furnished the chief subject of conversa-
ton during the 1orenoon's ride to
Omaha, where new novelties claimed
attention.